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David Hockney: A Year in Normandie and Some Other Thoughts About Painting
12 March 2026 — 23 August 2026
On NowDavid Hockney's first Serpentine exhibition brings his celebrated 90-metre frieze A Year in Normandie to London for the first time, alongside new paintings that continue his lifelong exploration of looking — celebrating the beauty found in everyday observation.
From Serpentine North Gallery
One of the most influential artists of our time, David Hockney invites viewers to slow down and notice the extraordinary within the everyday in his first exhibition at Serpentine. Created specifically for this presentation, Hockney’s new paintings extend his lifelong fascination with the act of looking, affirming his belief that simple beauty is worth celebrating. The exhibition is conceived in close collaboration with the artist and brings Hockney’s celebrated ninety-metre-...
Read more at Serpentine North Gallery →Critic Reviews
The Guardian
Ben Eastham
a 90-metre vision of nature that only looks great on your phone
"For the past 50 years, Hockney has flitted between these two modes, returning occasionally from noodling to remind us of his gift for direct communication (see his portrait of the performer Divine, the affecting drawings of his ageing mother, or his paintings of the Yorkshire landscape in the 2000s). But, sad to report, it is to the late stages of the jazz tendency that most of this exhibition belongs."
Read full review →The Telegraph
Alastair Sooke
I found David Hockney’s 80-metre iPad painting surprisingly moving
"Yet, I was surprised by how spellbinding I found A Year in Normandie. It doesn’t reflect my memory of lockdown (our household was upended by a demanding one-year-old); it might not reflect yours. But it is, somehow, universal: a sort of quiet paradise that simultaneously implies life’s ups and downs."
Read full review →About the Artist
David Hockney
British · b. 1937
Painting, Drawing & Works on Paper, Photography, Prints
One of the most influential British painters of the 20th century, known for his vibrant California swimming pool paintings and pioneering explorations of colour, perspective, and digital media.
Visit
Kensington Gardens, London·View on artmap
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© Serpentine North Gallery
David Hockney: A Year in Normandie and Some Other Thoughts About Painting
12 March 2026 — 23 August 2026
On NowDavid Hockney's first Serpentine exhibition brings his celebrated 90-metre frieze A Year in Normandie to London for the first time, alongside new paintings that continue his lifelong exploration of looking — celebrating the beauty found in everyday observation.
From Serpentine North Gallery
One of the most influential artists of our time, David Hockney invites viewers to slow down and notice the extraordinary within the everyday in his first exhibition at Serpentine. Created specifically for this presentation, Hockney’s new paintings extend his lifelong fascination with the act of looking, affirming his belief that simple beauty is worth celebrating. The exhibition is conceived in close collaboration with the artist and brings Hockney’s celebrated ninety-metre-...
Read more at Serpentine North Gallery →Critic Reviews
The Guardian
Ben Eastham
a 90-metre vision of nature that only looks great on your phone
"For the past 50 years, Hockney has flitted between these two modes, returning occasionally from noodling to remind us of his gift for direct communication (see his portrait of the performer Divine, the affecting drawings of his ageing mother, or his paintings of the Yorkshire landscape in the 2000s). But, sad to report, it is to the late stages of the jazz tendency that most of this exhibition belongs."
Read full review →The Telegraph
Alastair Sooke
I found David Hockney’s 80-metre iPad painting surprisingly moving
"Yet, I was surprised by how spellbinding I found A Year in Normandie. It doesn’t reflect my memory of lockdown (our household was upended by a demanding one-year-old); it might not reflect yours. But it is, somehow, universal: a sort of quiet paradise that simultaneously implies life’s ups and downs."
Read full review →About the Artist
David Hockney
British · b. 1937
Painting, Drawing & Works on Paper, Photography, Prints
One of the most influential British painters of the 20th century, known for his vibrant California swimming pool paintings and pioneering explorations of colour, perspective, and digital media.
Visit
Kensington Gardens, London·View on artmap